Asia Stocks End Broadly Mixed;
Hang Seng Soars, Taipei Sinks

An Interactive Journal News Roundup

Updated Sept. 25, 1997 8:44 a.m. ET

Share prices closed broadly mixed on the major Asian-Pacific markets on Thursday.

Hong Kong's blue-chip Hang Seng Index soared 3% as investors picked up bargains following the bourse's recent sharp decline. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei average of 225 stocks fell for the first time in five sessions, with investors cashing in on recent gains.